Restaurant Reviews

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  Le Frenchy: is good food alone enough to make me return?

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  If you like 'French' fare with a side order of loud R&B tunes, and don’t mind dining in an empty restaurant, then by all means, pay new Dubai opening, Le Frenchy...

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  La Petite Maison Abu Dhabi: is good food alone enough to make me return?

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  When dining out, is there anything more frustrating than external factors distracting you from great food? Especially when the food is as good as...

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  How does The Atlantic Dubai compare to Melbourne?

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  The Atlantic’s home location of Melbourne boasted three species of Australian oysters when I dined there last month - Coffin Bay, Smoky Bay, and Tasmanian Pipeclay Lagoon. On the...

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  Rockfish: location, location and only location

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  Rockfish, a "Mediterranean seafood" restaurant in the new Jumeirah Al Naseem is a classic example of a restaurant in Dubai that relies solely on a dashing location to attract mainly tourists. The setting is a little set back...

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  Life in the fast lane at Roberto’s Abu Dhabi

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  A conversation with FooDiva about the slow-food Italian principles of chef Francesco Guarracino had me excited about eating at Roberto’s when it opened in Abu Dhabi on Al Maryah...

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  Nathan Outlaw at Al Mahara: does the expensive price tag serve quality?

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  When I looked at the online menu for chef Nathan Outlaw’s new seafood restaurant in Dubai at the Burj Al Arab, the ‘cheapest’ dining option was an...

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  Is Cipriani anything more than pricey pizza?

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  "The secret of Cipriani isn't about what can be seen or touched, but what can be felt and sensed. It is intangible but palpable. It can't be patented, but even after eighty-two years it hasn't been...

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  Does Joey’s serve an honest slice of Greece?

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  When a restaurant brands itself as a ‘Greek Taverna’ you would be correct in assuming the menu is all-Greek, but no, at new Dubai opening, Joey’s Greek Taverna, it is interspersed with dishes...

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  Does Novikov deserve the hype or not?

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  When a friend suggests we dine at Novikov in the Sheraton Grand Hotel my heart sinks. Despite the hype, it’s one Dubai restaurant opening I’ve not been looking forward to. Why...

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